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Dale Briedenbach demonstrates how the shuck corn during last Saturday's Fall Festival. This photo and those that following were taken at the Swiss Historical Society's Schumacher homestead.

Bluelick I-75 exits close next week

Here's an update on local traffic pattern changes

Here is ODOT's update for road work scheduled next week in Allen County.

Interstate 75 between the Stewart Road overpass and Napoleon Road, between the city of Lima and the village of Beaverdam, will be restricted to one lane in both directions for a pavement resurfacing project.

The project also includes repairs on the ramps at the Bluelick Road interchange and on the bridges over Sugar Creek. Lane restrictions will be in place each week from Monday morning to Friday afternoon.

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BHS senior Drew Wilson missed out on state qualification by three shots

Pirates 13th fo 18 teams in D3 golf district

By Cort Reynolds
BOWLING GREEN - The Bluffton boys golf team finished 13th out of 18 teams in the Div. III district tournament at Bowling Green's Stone Ridge Golf Club Thursday.

Kalida won the district team title with 328 strokes. Minster ended up second (333), followed by St. Joseph Central Catholic (339) and Seneca East (349).

Bluffton came in 13th with a total of 377 strokes, finishing five strokes ahead of league rival Allen East (382).

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Pirate spikers nipped in fifth set by AE

By Cort Reynolds
HARROD - Visiting Bluffton lost a five-set heartbreaker at rival Allen East in a Northwest Conference volleyball thriller Thursday night.

Bluffton led 2-1 but lost the fourth set, then was nipped in a tight fifth game by just two points.

The 27-25, 21-25, 21-25, 25-21, 15-13 defeat dropped the Lady Pirate record to 11-9 overall, and they finished 4-4 in NWC play. AE improved to 7-5 overall and 3-4 in the NWC with the comeback victory.

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Hornet girls edge Pirates in nail-biter

By Cort Reynolds
RAWSON - The visiting Bluffton girls soccer team dropped a 2-1 nailbiter at local rival Cory-Rawson Thursday evening.

The Lady Pirates dropped to 8-5-1 with the tight non-league defeat.

C-R's Zoe Chisholm put the hosts ahead at halftime 1-0 with a goal in the 20th minute.

Hornet Paige McVetta extended the lead to 2-0 with a score four minutes into the second half.

Pirate Olivia Matthews tallied the lone Bluffton goal with under two minutes left to play.

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283 area youth have an eye check

Performed by Bluffton Lions Club members

The Bluffton Lions team conducted their annual eye screening of local children from Sept. 23 through Oct. 1. 

During this time a team of 10 Lions traveled to the Bluffton School kindergarten, Allen East kindergarten, Pandora Hilty Home day care, Bluffton Catholic Church day care, Bluffton Presbyterian Church pre-school and the Bluffton County Line day care. 

In all, 283 children were screened with referrals sent to parents.

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